The Monticello Billies will head out to face off against the Rison Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Monticello barely beat Watson Chapel the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Billies never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Billies in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won eight in a row.
Hudson Harvey
| 04/01/25 vs Watson Chapel | 12 |
| 03/07/25 vs McGehee | 6 |
| 03/17/25 @ Camden Fairview | 4 |
| 03/14/25 @ Magnolia | 1 |
Hudson Harvey made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Bo Hammock looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Blaine Hayden, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Tye Guthrie also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Rison challenged Dumas on Tuesday. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over the Bobcats. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 11 runs or more this season.
Rison has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Monticello, their record now sits at 6-8.
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